whaap

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The European curlew; called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.

n. The whimbrel; called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.

n. The whimbrel; -- called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See whaup.

Etymologies

So called from one of its notes. (Wiktionary)

Examples

‘Ow, man! ye should hae hadden eassel to Kippletringan; ye maun gae back as far as the whaap, and baud the whaap till ye come to Ballenloan, and then — ‘This will never do, good dame! my horse is almost quite knocked up; can you not give me a night’s lodgings?’